Ó Loingsigh, Colm, Pathways in History 3, The Educational Company, Dublin, 1983. Very strong on the Irish political background to events. Good coverage of Viking towns, heavy emphasis on Clontarf.

Hernon, Liam, Footprints 2: History for Fourth standard, C. J. Fallon, Dublin, 1985. Good detailed study, with sections on towns and coins. Strong emphasis on Brian Boru’s Golden Age and his demise at Clontarf.

Day, Roddy, Tommy Maher, Pauric Travers, and Fionnuala Waldron, Time Traveller 3, C. J. Fallon, Dublin, 1996. Detailed discussion which concentrates on life in Viking Dublin with a story of a Norse girl and an Irish boy to carry the information. Highlights the uncomfortable nature of the Viking lifestyle vis a vis today (cold houses, unpleasant food).

Fabian, Charlotte, ed., The March of Time 2, 4th Class History Activity Book, The Educational Company, Dublin, 1996. Viking raids on monasteries and Brian Boru. No discussion of towns.

Hernon, Liam, Ages Ago: Primary History for Third Class, Folens, Dublin, 1996. Story of Viking attack on Round Tower and section on home-life in Scandinavia.

Hernon, Liam, Ages Ago: Primary History for Fourth Class, Folens, Dublin, 1996.
Good background on Vikings in general, but very little about them in Ireland. Long section on Brian Boru and Clontarf.

Time-Life Books editors, What Life Was Like Among Druids and High Kings, Celtic Ireland AD 400-1200, Time-Life Books, Virginia, 1998. Fairly extensive coverage of the Vikings. Reasonably good pictorial reconstructions of town layout of Dublin and house interiors. Lively and imaginative account of Brian Boru.